NoWHACK crazy, but questions persist
Lisa NoWHACK is definitely cocoa puffs, but the whole incident prompted a question that I apparently wasn't too crazy for thinking: can astronauts have sex in space? Slate's Explainer answers the critical question with skepticism: If astronauts have had space sex, it would have been very difficult. First off, there isn't much privacy up there. A regular shuttle is about as big as a 737, and the two main areas—the crew cabin and middeck—are each the size of a small office. ... The space station, on the other hand, has a little more room to operate. The three-person crew generally splits up for sleeping time: Two of them bed down in a pair of tiny crew cabins at one end of the station, and the third might jump in a sleeping bag at the other end, almost 200 feet away. (The panel-and-strap design of a space bed might not be that conducive to lovemaking.) Astronauts also have a demanding work schedule, leaving them with little time or energy for messing around. Space-station crews do get time off on weekends, though, when they can watch movies, read books, play games, "and generally have a good time."Obviously the Explainer has never tried to get dirty in a college dorm room. Or while staying in a hostel. Neither of which are too far off from the space shuttle/station. Astronaut sex must be out of this world! (Sorry, it was too easy.) Labels: random |
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